Americas Facilities Manager

USA SOLVENTUM US LLC; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

Health Savings Accounts

Retirement Benefits

Paid Absences

Job summary

Solventum Americas seeks an experienced Americas Facilities Manager to lead integrated facilities management across North, Central, and South America, partnering with site leaders, EHS, and external service providers to ensure safe, compliant, and cost-effective operations.

You will drive preventive maintenance, oversee budgets, and leverage CMMS/IWMS for asset reliability while coaching regional teams and ensuring governance across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and 10+ years of facilities-related experience.
• 14 years of direct function related experience with HS diploma.
• 8+ years in real estate transactions and facilities management.
• 10+ years managing multi-country Americas portfolios.
• 10+ years in negotiating, contracting and financial analysis.
• 10+ years managing outsourced service providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead IFM operations across Americas sites.
• Manage hard and soft facilities services incl. HVAC, electrical, maintenance, janitorial, and more.
• Oversee third-party providers to contracts, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Drive preventive maintenance and asset reliability using CMMS/IWMS.
• Maintain budget ownership and reporting across regions.
• Ensure regulatory, EHS, security, quality standards compliance.
• Support capital planning, upgrades, and project execution.
• Develop operating budgets, forecasts, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Lead regional facilities team development and governance.

Skills

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Contract management

Vendor management

Leadership

Communication

Multi-country portfolio

Facilities management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

CMMS/IWMS

Job description

Americas Facilities Manager (Solventum)

Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit.

As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As the Americas Facilities Management Manager, you will lead the delivery and performance of facilities management services across assigned sites in North, Central, and South America. You will partner with site leaders, business stakeholders, EHS, Procurement, Finance, and external service providers to deliver safe, reliable, compliant, cost-effective, and consistent facility operations.

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading integrated facilities management (IFM) operations and service delivery across assigned Americas sites.
• Managing hard and soft facilities services, including building operations, HVAC, electrical, mechanical, utilities, maintenance, janitorial, landscaping, mailroom, workplace support, and other site services as applicable.
• Managing third-party facilities service providers to contractual requirements, service levels, KPIs, SLAs, and financial commitments.
• Driving preventive and predictive maintenance, work-order management, asset reliability, and effective use of CMMS/IWMS and building technology platforms.
• Partnering with site Facilities Operations leaders while maintaining clear local budget ownership and service accountability.
• Ensuring facilities operations comply with applicable regulatory, EHS, security, quality, and company standards.
• Supporting facilities-related capital planning, lifecycle replacement, infrastructure upgrades, and project execution with Engineering, Real Estate, EHS, and business stakeholders.
• Developing and monitoring operating budgets, forecasts, cost-saving initiatives, and vendor financial performance.
• Establish consistent operating standards, governance, reporting, and continuous improvement across the region.
• Leading supplier performance reviews and corrective actions to improve service, productivity, reliability, and cost.
• Supporting business continuity, emergency preparedness, critical infrastructure reliability, and escalation management.
• Leading, coaching, and developing regional facilities team members.

Financial Oversight and Governance

• Partner with finance teams to ensure accurate reconciliation of payments against leases, contracts, and commitments.
• Identify and address financial gaps, leaks, and inefficiencies in payment workflows.
• Develop robust reporting and analytics capabilities to track financial health and process performance.
• Ensure single source of truth database meets requirements of the business and aligns with partner delivery contracting.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher AND 10 years of direct function related experience
• High School Diploma/GED AND 14 years of direct function related experience
• Eight (8) years of experience in real estate transactions and facilities management
• Ten (10) years experience managing multi-country portfolios across the Americas
• Ten (10) years experience in a role requiring strong negotiation, contract, and financial analysis skills
• Ten (10) years experience managing outsourced service providers

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required: Eight (8) years of experience in real estate transactions and facilities managementTen (10) years experience managing multi-country portfolios across the AmericasTen (10) years experience in a role requiring strong negotiation, contract, and financial analysis skillsTen (10) years experience managing outsourced service providers.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience working internally for a large healthcare manufacturing company
• Experience working with multiple technology platforms
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Ability to communicate, influence, and collaborate across regional stakeholders
• Strong business, contract language, and financial acumen
• Demonstrated leadership experience

Work location: Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Eagan, MN or San Antonio, TX at least 3 days per week)

Travel: May include up to 10% international

Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

The expected compensation range for this position is $163,200 - $224,400, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

• Medical
• Dental & Vision
• Health Savings Accounts
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Disability Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Paid Absences
• Retirement Benefits

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy. With more than 70 years of delivering healthcare innovations, we continue to move the industry forward by helping to solve our customers’ biggest challenges. 20,000+ employees worldwide. Solventum relies on the courage and the boundless insights of professionals worldwide to achieve exceptional results for our customers and those who rely on them. Healthcare that leads with heart and humility starts with listening and never finishes, only evolves. As long as healthcare challenges remain unsolved, we will be here, united by empathy and a relentless belief that countless lives are improved through our work. Operations in 38 countries. Driven by our dedication to improved outcomes for all we serve, we break through by making unprecedented connections that impact lives. In more than 300 offices and facilities around the world, we work closely with customers and partners to create positive healthcare outcomes that transcend borders. To realize our shared vision, we harness diverse talents and perspectives from every background to not only address our customers' most urgent priorities but anticipate the needs of the future.